Calculate the Value of $253 in 1934

What is 253 dollars in 1934 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $253 from 1934 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,879
Adjusted for inflation, $253 in 1934 is equal to $5,879 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.56%.
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How much is $253 in 1934 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,879
2023 $5,689
2022 $5,344
2021 $4,992
2020 $4,925
2019 $4,815
2018 $4,725
2017 $4,627
2016 $4,533
2015 $4,501
2014 $4,467
2013 $4,401
2012 $4,325
2011 $4,201
2010 $4,139
2009 $4,029
2008 $4,026
2007 $3,868
2006 $3,772
2005 $3,647
2004 $3,532
2003 $3,467
2002 $3,387
2001 $3,335
2000 $3,226
1999 $3,141
1998 $3,092
1997 $3,040
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,942
1995 $2,869
1994 $2,795
1993 $2,720
1992 $2,643
1991 $2,565
1990 $2,417
1989 $2,310
1988 $2,212
1987 $2,118
1986 $2,095
1985 $2,018
1984 $1,942
1983 $1,871
1982 $1,802
1981 $1,654
1980 $1,470
1979 $1,298
1978 $1,190
1977 $1,116
1976 $1,064
1975 $995
1974 $886
1973 $815
1972 $788
1971 $763
1970 $723
1969 $680
Year Equivalent
1968 $650
1967 $631
1966 $610
1965 $598
1964 $592
1963 $583
1962 $575
1961 $571
1960 $564
1959 $554
1958 $544
1957 $529
1956 $514
1955 $512
1954 $516
1953 $512
1952 $508
1951 $479
1950 $452
1949 $462
1948 $449
1947 $412
1946 $349
1945 $341
1944 $334
1943 $324
1942 $297
1941 $270
Year Equivalent
1940 $268
1939 $268
1938 $276
1937 $268
1936 $265
1935 $257
1934 $253
1933 $251
1932 $280
1931 $309
1930 $330
1929 $328
1928 $332
1927 $339
1926 $343
1925 $332
1924 $332
1923 $324
1922 $332
1921 $372
1920 $362
1919 $316
1918 $263
1917 $222
1916 $197
1915 $194
1914 $192